CSAV NORASIA Announces a direct call at the Iberian Peninsula - Lisbon, Portugal the first time.

18th August, 2008

In response to customers’ needs, CSAV NORASIA continues to offer a greater choice of service from North and Central China to the Iberian Peninsula – Lisbon, Portugal in addition to the existing trade for the same transit time.

Commencing from first week of September, ANE Service will provide this additional port of call with a leverage of around 10 days faster over this service.

This is a congestion-free gateway at the western point of mainland Europe enabling its customers to reach to and from the major ports of Asia, North Africa and North Europe. Weekly feeders and rails schedule available for transhipment at Lisbon to other major areas in Spain, Portugal and Morocco in just 2-7 days. This new call will also provide customers with a leading transit time to Lisbon and Leixões from China and Southeast Asia in an average of 21 days.

A fleet of 8 vessels with the average of 6,000 TEUs will be deployed and the port rotation of the ANE service will be:

Port Rotation

Shanghai/Ningbo/Xiamen/Yantian/Hong Kong/Port Klang/Lisbon/
Le Harve/Hamburg/Rotterdam/Antwerp/Port Klang/Da Chan Bay

CSAV NORASIA is a leading shipping line in the East-West trade routes. Located in Hong Kong, it is part of the CSAV Group, which is located in Valparaiso, Chile. Please visit us on-line at www.csavnorasia.com for more details.

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